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EnglandEast MidlandsEast LindseyLN9 5EHHorncastle Primary School
Primary

Horncastle Primary School

Primary

East Lindsey · Horncastle · LN9 5EH www.horncastleprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
430
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Horncastle Primary School · Primary · Lincolnshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
57%
-2pp
59%56%53%
'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
11%
+5pp
11%8%5%
'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
430
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Bowl Alley Lane, Horncastle, LN9 5EH
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%11%67%23%80%16%72%23%80%66%104.0104.0103.016%430
2023/2459%6%74%24%78%9%67%11%78%59%104.0102.0101.022%434
2022/2353%5%70%19%63%15%66%15%78%58%104.0102.0102.0-2.10-1.50-2.7022%450

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543023.416%3%40%4%8%
2023/2443419.322%2%37%5%13%
2022/2345021.122%2%35%6%17%
2021/2245420.118%1%32%8%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.